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Gas stations in Malheur County, OR

The gas stations in Malheur County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #923 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
16
13 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,927 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,261
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Malheur County comes to about $30.1M a year: $2,927 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Malheur County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.5, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Malheur County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Malheur County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Malheur County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #923 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Malheur County compares

The same measures for Oregon and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Malheur County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMalheur CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.58.610.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0291,8011,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,927$2,653$2,595
Median household income$54,519$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
270
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Malheur County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Malheur County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,261+1.9% since 2020
Households
10,292
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
9,888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,398
Median home value
$248,900
Jobs located here
13,279
Daytime population
34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Malheur County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Deschutes County, OR85688.0$3.7M+6.8%#71 of 2,358
2Crook County, OR831211.1$2.8M+10.6%#101 of 2,358
3Polk County, OR81154.5$6.4M+2.3%#122 of 2,358
4Benton County, OR79184.7$5.6M+4.4%#160 of 2,358
5Yamhill County, OR78287.1$4.1M+2.2%#188 of 2,358
6Columbia County, OR782210.5$3.1M+2.6%#192 of 2,358
7Linn County, OR78509.9$3M+3.0%#193 of 2,358
8Washington County, OR731245.3$5M+1.8%#311 of 2,358
9Clackamas County, OR731338.1$3.5M+0.9%#317 of 2,358
10Marion County, OR721118.7$3.1M+2.7%#339 of 2,358
20Malheur County, OR561615.5$1.9M+1.9%#923 of 2,358

Other business types in Malheur County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Malheur County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Malheur County. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $30.1M a year, or $2,927 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Malheur County has 15.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Malheur County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Malheur County scores 56 for gas stations (upper middle), #923 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Malheur County

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